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6 - Referring in Prepared Discourse
from Part II - Typical Reference
Lise Fontaine, Cardiff University, Katy Jones, Cardiff University, David Schönthal, Cardiff University
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Referring in Language

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22 June 2023

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25 May 2023, pp 108-124
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Summary

This chapter examines reference in planned, deliberated language production. Using evidence from examples of institutional writing (writing text in academic, professional, and social settings), the effects of the written mode of production on referential choice, including evidence from keystroke logging methods which give us insight into revisions during the writing process. In comparison with spontaneous discourse, we demonstrate how the relatively low frequency of pronominal reference that is typical of spontaneous discourse is replaced with more complex referential expressions. We also consider whether referential choice is a feature of genre as we examine the referential profiles of different text types. The chapter concludes that referring expressions in prepared discourse tend to be more frequently information rich and consequently, the modification and qualification zones of the noun phrase are more active in this type of discourse.